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izing in Judaica. Whether it’s a menorah or dreidel for
Chanukah, a mezuzah for the home, a Passover seder
plate or even a specially designed keepsake holder for
the glass broken under the chupah, she makes it in her
Abington studio.

With luck, just like the kiddush cup or that Shabbat
candle holder which has been passed down from gen-
eration to generation, her original creations will be
passed down, too. “The work I make is to be part of fam-
ily legacies,” said Stember, whose father, Jonathan, op-
erated a fine jewelry store in Blue Bell for 41 years, which
is where his daughter learned many of the tricks of the
trade. “It’s a modern take on a traditional item, which
can become something meaningful to a family. We hold
onto those items to remember our family. My favorite
part of doing what I do is hearing the stories, like some-
body who tells me they still have their grandmother’s A Halo pendant from Ben Sorkin Jewelers.

candle-holder she brought from Poland during the Holo-
caust. It’s a way of remembering those who’ve come before us.”
“I decided on this after I came back from a trip to Israel on
But why metal? And why the emphasis on Judaica?
Birthright,” she continued. “When I was about to turn 26, I decided
“My dad taught me metals from the time I was 9,” said Stember,
to go, because I didn’t want to miss the opportunity. I hadn’t felt the
who grew up in Cheltenham, attended Tyler School of Art at Temple,
connection before. I was pleasantly surprised how deep a connection
then realized her niche after attending a workshop in Asheville,
I felt. When I came back, I started working in my studio, and all the
N.C. “I feel metal is the proper material to realize my designs. Clay
pieces I ended up making were Judaica. I kind of took that as a sign
was too messy. It didn’t give me that crisp edge I wanted. Metal just
from God — or whomever — this is the path I should be going on.”
seemed to fit right. And actually all I work with is pewter. That also
goes back to the days I was working with my Dad.

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